NESN will produce two United Football League games this season featuring the Hartford Colonials including the league’s season opener this Saturday (9/18) at 2:30 PM when Hartford hosts the Sacramento Mountain Lions at Rentschler Field. For Saturday's game, Mike Logan will handle play-by-play with former Patriots QB and 98.5 midday host Scott Zolak will provide … Continue reading NESN To Broadcast Two UFL Hartford Colonials Games
Tuesday during the NFL season is traditionally report card day, as various outlets weigh in on the performance of the local gridiron squad. Also today though, Chad Finn reports on the latest radio ratings, where 98.5 defeated WEEI in the all-important 25-54 male demo during all three daytime shows. The numbers, I presume, do not include … Continue reading Grades Are In: Patriots, 98.5 Top Of Class
The Patriots got off to a fast start yesterday, running out to a 31-3 lead after Brandon Tate returned the second half kickoff for a touchdown. The Bengals scored three touchdowns in the second half, but the Patriots were never seriously in danger in the 38-24 opening day win. Check all the coverage at PatriotsLinks.com. … Continue reading Fast Start Puts Patriots In Win Column
The locals were beaten to the scoop last night when NBC's Peter King broke the news at halftime of the Saints/Vikings season opener that Robert Kraft had told him that the Patriots had finalized a new four year contract with quarterback Tom Brady. For all the absurdity that this situation garnered in the offseason, with … Continue reading Brady Signs, Media Sighs
So at what time this afternoon does Michael Felger proclaim that Tom Brady was distracted by his contract situation and that was a factor in his car accident this morning? WEEI was the first with the news, showing that breaking news on the radio might not be a dead art just yet. Local and national … Continue reading Brady Shaken, Media Stirred
Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy submitted a routine hack job of the Patriots and their methods in this morning's newspaper. He made the usual comparisons (Nixon White House) and accusations (arrogance) and even made a statement calling out some of his colleagues in the media. The Patriots are the Nixon White House of sports. They … Continue reading A Challenge To Dan Shaughnessy
Only in Boston can a new multi-year contract not even be signed yet before the media starts trying to panic the fans about what will happen after the deal has run its course. That's the case here, where Tom Brady and the Patriots have yet to formally agree to a new deal, yet newspaper writers and … Continue reading Tom Brady Contract Talk Dominates
NESN announced today that Time Warner Cable customers in North and South Carolina will be the first cable customers in the country to have access to NESN National - the national television service of NESN. Subscribers to TWC's SportsPass will have access to NESN National, and be able to view Red Sox and Bruins pre … Continue reading NESN Launches “NESN National” in North and South Carolina
The Red Sox seem to be officially playing out the string these days, loading up the lineup with rookies, but the kids looked good in a 12-5 rout of the wild card leading Tampa Rays. The Red Sox sit 6 1/2 games back in the wild card with 24 games left to play. The bigger … Continue reading Sox Playing Out The String; Patriots, Brady, Close?
As it appears Hurricane Earl will brush Southern Rhode Island tonight, it's time to do your megalinks. For this Labor Day holiday weekend, there's plenty of sports viewing. You can check your sports and entertainment programs in the Weekend Viewing Picks. In addition, we have our first weekend of College Football Viewing Picks so you … Continue reading It’s A Rainy Friday Megalink Thing
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